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高一下期中英语试卷
一、选词填空
stream confirm generous position get through energy harvest origin
1. Music was the rock I leant on to become strong and to ____1____ those hard times.
2. It was very ____2____ of you to lend me your car yesterday.
3. We can find our ____3____ by looking at this map.
4. We are waiting the government to ____4____ the date when we can go to school.
5. I like to listen to techno music when I exercise. It gives me ____5____.
6. Many students like to ____6____ music and videos when doing homework.
7. Farmers are busy during the ____7____.
8. The western festival Halloween has its ____8____ in old beliefs about the return of the spirit of the dead people.
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9. If you are holding your club activities, then the room can be ____9____.
10. Never give up and you will ____10____ your goal.
11. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one ____11____.
12. When will they finish the ____12____ of the bathroom
13. The position of the house combines quietness and ____13____.
二、语法填空
Passage 1
Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir ____14____ (member) record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they ____15____ (put) together into one video that you can see online — a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere — all you need is a video camera ____16____ an Internet connection. You do not even need a studio.
Passage 2
There is so much more to learn about the interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom. ____17____ (study) the history of the country will make your visit much more enjoyable. The capital city London is a great place to start, ____18____ is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back ____19____ Roman times. There are countless historic sites to explore, and lots of museums with ancient relics from all over the UK.
Passage 3
When you are online, you can be anyone or anything. You can create your own image and a new personality. These digital identities, ____20____ (know) as avatars (虚拟形象) , are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves. The first simple 2D avatars ____21____ (appear) in role-playing computer games in the 1980s. Yet, very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and uses. Since the late 1990s, they ____22____ (use) in web chats like instant messenger. Nowadays, avatars are everywhere. In most web chats, people choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images, or have their own images ____23____ (create) to express themselves online.
三、完形填空
A Good-luck Dumpling
When I was in my middle age, something terrible happened to me. As I was away from ___24___ for almost a year, my wife and children were extremely worried. And my mother, already in her eighties, was on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, I was finally allowed to return home. Mother looked at me, her eyes filled with ___25___. But soon she said, “Let’s start making dumplings for the Festival.” And then an idea ___26___ her, “Let’s put in a coin and make a good-luck dumpling. Whoever eats it will be blessed (有福的).”
While making the good-luck dumpling, my mother secretly made a(n) ___27___ on it. She pretended nothing had happened, but the trick didn’t escape my ___28___.
After Mother boiled the dumplings all by herself, she put the good-luck dumpling on top of the others in a bowl on purpose and pushed the bowl to me. Feeling loved, I stared at her in ___29___ eyes.
I had thought it would give her a lovely surprise if she ate the good-luck dumpling. Taking the opportunity when she went to the kitchen, I put the dumpling into her bowl. Obviously, when Mother returned, she didn’t ___30___ it and went on eating with her eyes on me all the time. “Ouch!” suddenly she cried out. The coin had hurt her teeth.
“Oh, Granny is blessed”, my wife ___31___.
“I... how come ” Mother was ___32___. Just at that moment, the coin fell out of her mouth.
So I joined my wife and children, “Granny is blessed! Mother is blessed!”
Mother burst into laughter, and then tears, as my wife and I ___33___ with her all her sadness and joy.
24. A．market B．office C．factory D．home
25. A．disbelief B．curiosity C．horror D．calm
26. A．interested B．impressed C．struck D．changed
27. A．mark B．decision C．try D．note
28. A．hands B．mind C．lips D．eyes
29. A．anxious B．sorrowful C．grateful D．sincere
30. A．take B．notice C．accept D．permit
31. A．argued B．cheered C．warned D．suggested
32. A．touched B．inspired C．confused D．attracted
33. A．shared B．discussed C．remembered D．found
四、阅读理解
A
Art & Science: Fun Experiments to Try
Science helps artists try new ideas. Want to create better art Understand the science behind it! Now, let’s try four experiments connecting science and art.
Wet Wall Painting
Do you know Wet Wall Painting-painting on wet plaster (灰泥) Try this: Mix cornstarch (玉米淀粉) and water to make sticky mixture. Paint on it. The mixture acts like real plaster-it takes in paint water, making colors brighter. This scientific method helps art stay beautiful for hundreds of years.
Ink Color Secret
Are all black markers the same Use filter paper (滤纸) to find out. Draw a dot with a black marker. Put the paper’s edge in water. As the water rises, it separates ink into different colors. You might see blue or yellow! This method, called color separation, helps make perfect ink colors.
Cream Art Design
Make colorful patterns with shaving (剃须) cream. Spread cream on a plate, add food coloring drops.Mix colors with a stick. Press paper on top. The soap in the cream has two special parts-some attract water, others push it away. When pressed, these special parts lock in colors in various patterns, and each pattern looks new and different!
Moving Picture Magic
Make a flipbook (翻页书) with sticky notes. Draw small changes on each page like a ball bouncing (弹跳). Flip the pages quickly to see the movement! Large changes between pictures make the movement broken; small changes produce smooth moving images — exactly how cartoon movies work. This shows how our brains might use visual clues to fill in missing information.
These experiments show what science has to do with art. By understanding science, artists can complete their works more creatively.
34. What materials are used in Wet Wall Painting
A．Water and cornstarch.
B．Filter paper and water.
C．Cream and food coloring.
D．Sticky notes and markers.
35. The flipbook experiment mainly shows ________.
A．ways to create sticky notes
B．the science behind cartoon movies
C．how to use clearer visual clues
D．how to draw larger changes on pages
36. What is the main purpose of the passage
A．To develop science theories.
B．To show science in art.
C．To offer art lessons.
D．To explain science subjects.
B
A study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology took a closer look at music in sports, specifically how listening to music could affect one’s overall performance.
Researchers asked 150 volunteers to throw a ball into a basket. For the first stage of the study, participants threw the ball from a fixed point. They threw the ball while listening to music of their choice, while not listening to music, or while listening to music that the researchers selected. For the second state they were able to choose where to stand when throwing the ball and performed the same activity with the various music choices.
The study found that listening to music, whether it was music of the volunteer's choice or a song chosen for them, did not make the participants more or less likely to get the ball in the basket. It had no effect, What it did do was increase self-esteem and make the study participants more likely to take risks, especially for males who were allowed to choose their own music.
The results suggest that music many pump you up. And it may even help you workout harder and longer than you would without it. But no matter what song you listen to, it's not going to help you get that ball into the basket.
Another study look a detailed look at how music pace might affect exercise. Researchers found that listening to high-pace music makes people feel like they're working less while also benefiting their bodies more.
Listening to high-pace music while exercising resulted in the highest heart rate compared with not listening to music. This means that the exercise seemed like less effort, but it was more beneficial in terms of enhancing physical fitness.
The study found that the beneficial effects of high-pace music were greatest for people who were walking or running and were felt the least for those who were doing high-intensity exercises such as weightlifting.
37. What were volunteers allowed to do while shooting in the second stage test
A．Choose position and music.
B．Shoot from a fixed point.
C．Shoot with fixed music.
D．Shoot with no music.
38. Which is more encouraging in throwing a ball test
A．Music given by experts.
B．Music males chose.
C．Peaceful music.
D．Loud music.
39. Which sentence matches the results of high-pace music in this study
A．It has no effect on sports.
B．It improves your athletic skills.
C．It helps easily achieve better workout.
D．High-pace music is beneficial for all forms of exercise.
40. What does the underlined word "enhancing" in paragraph 6 probably mean
A．Reducing.
B．Balancing.
C．Changing.
D．Strengthening.
C
One of the biggest complaints I hear from people is that their friends just aren’t there for them. More than that, sometimes friends are downright (完全地) rude or even mean. You can’t change people, but you can surround yourself with more positive people. Here are some benefits that spending time with positive friends can provide.
With positive friends, you don’t need to beg for help when you need it. Positive individuals want others to be happy, and will go out of their way to help you when you’re feeling down. As ’s Guide to Stress states, “Ideal friendships provide support when you’re down, fun when you’re up, wisdom when you’re lost.”
Compare that to toxic friends, who might snipe (抨击) at you or even laugh at you behind your back. Negative people celebrate the downfall of others, and as a result you’ll end up feeling worse about yourself or the situation you’re dealing with. Friends who aren’t positive will add to whatever amount of stress you are feeling.
Your positive friends will not only help you recover from negative hits you take in life, but they will also inspire you to be the best you can be. For example, perhaps you always want to be a writer. The negative people in your life will probably tell you all the reasons why you won’t succeed. But who needs that Chances are you have already gone over the reasons why you might fail and this is what has prevented you from trying. But with positive people in your life, you’ll feel more comfortable sharing these types of goals because your friends will give you the emotional push you need to go after what you want in life. You naturally attract the kinds of friends who are most like you. So if you’re a downer, you’ll probably find that negative people come to you. The same is true for being positive. The more you are able to maintain a positive attitude, the more like-minded people you’ll attract in return.
41. Which of the following is TRUE about true friends
A．You can change them gradually.
B．They will not turn to you whenever in trouble.
C．They will stay with you when you’ re in need.
D．They are always polite and never waste anything.
42. Why does the writer mention the statement of ’s Guide to Stress
A．To emphasize the importance of friendships.
B．To point out everyone may meet with difficulties.
C．To compare the differences between success and failure.
D．To explain to us what ideal friendships are in reality.
43. Which of the following is conveyed in this passage
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B．Friendship is love with understanding.
C．Old friends and old wine are the best.
D．Positive friends can benefit you a lot.
七选五 Forgiveness
To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.
____44____ Try the following steps：
Calm yourself. ____45____ You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.
Don’t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. ____46____ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.
Take the control away from your offender (冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
____47____ If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.
Don’t forget to forgive yourself. ____48____ But it can rob you of your selfconfidence if you don’t do it.
A．Why should you forgive
B．How should you start to forgive
C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.
D．Try to see things from your offender’s angle.
E．For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.
F．To make your anger die away, try a simple stressmanagement technique.
G．If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.
阅读表达
I never thought I was very talented at anything to do with music, but my parents wanted me to learn to play the piano when I was six. They hoped learning an instrument could help me grow in a new way. To be a good daughter, I agreed to learn even though I wasn’t interested in it at all. At first, I just sat at the piano and moved my fingers without really caring about the music.
Experienced in reading her students’ minds, my piano teacher could tell after a couple of lessons that my heart was not in it. She never got angry or forced me to practice more. Instead, she was very kind to me. However, after learning for about six months, I was asked to perform something at the year-end concert arranged by my teacher. The concert was for all the students and parents in our school. Surprised and terrified at the same time, I could only agree. I was afraid of playing in front of so many people. Given my inexperience, I chose a fairly simple composition. In order to perform well, I practised the same composition for an hour a day for the next two months. I even gave up my favorite cartoon time to practice carefully every day.
On the day of the concert, I was so nervous that I woke up with butterflies in my stomach. My hands felt cold and my heart beat fast. As it turned out, there was no need to be nervous because all my hard work paid off and I played perfectly. Everyone clapped loudly for me. I felt so proud of myself. Encouraged by this first successful performance, I have continued to play the piano and enjoy it more every day. Now, playing the piano is my favorite hobby to relax after a busy school day.
49. Why did the writer agree to learn the piano at first
________________________________________________
50. How did the writer’s piano teacher treat her when she found the writer didn’t love the piano
________________________________________________
51. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
When the writer prepared for the concert, she chose a difficult piece and practised for a week.
________________________________________________
52. Explain what makes you change from disliking something to liking it and give one example from your life.（In about 40 words）
________________________________________________
五、书信写作（演讲稿）
53. 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华，你校即将举办以“The Most Meaningful Festival in My Heart”为题的演讲比赛，请写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 介绍节日、时间、习俗；
2. 节日的特殊意义。
词数100左右。
Hello, everyone. My name is LiHua. I’m here to talk about___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
一、选词填空
1. get through
2. generous
3. position
4. confirm
5. energy
6. stream
7. harvest
8. origin
9. accessible
10. achieve
11. performance
12. decoration
13. convenience
二、语法填空
14. members
15. are put
16. and
17. Studying
18. which
19. to
20. known
21. appeared
22. have been used
23. created
三、完形填空
24.D 25.A 26.C 27.A 28.D 29.C 30.B 31.B 32.C 33.A
四、阅读理解
34.A 35.B 36.B
37.A 38.B 39.C 40.D
41.C 42.D 43.D
44.B 45.F 46.G 47.D 48.E
阅读表达参考答案
49. To be a good daughter and satisfy her parents.
50. She was very kind and never forced her to practice more.
51. 错误部分：a difficult piece and practised for a week
理由：She chose a simple piece and practised for two months.
52. Success after hard work changes my attitude. I hated running at first, but finishing a 800m race made me love it.
演讲稿范文
Hello, everyone. My name is Li Hua. I’m here to talk about the Spring Festival, the most meaningful festival for me.
It falls on the first day of the lunar new year. We clean houses to sweep away bad luck, paste red couplets and have a big family reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve. Kids can get lucky money from elders.
The festival stands for reunion and hope. No matter how far family members are, they will come back home to stay together. It passes down our love for family and traditional culture. That’s why it means so much to me.
Thank you!

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